Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs marsh rice rat

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Oryzomys palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	marsh rice rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Mormoopidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Oryzomys
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Oryzomys palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and marsh rice rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

marsh rice rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	marsh rice rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

marsh rice rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

The Allen’s Common Mustached Bat (Pteronotus fuscus) is a species in the genus Pteronotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.